Respiratory Muscle Strength as an Indicator of the Severity of the Apnea-Hypopnea Index: Stepping Towards the Distinction Between Sleep Apnea and Breath Holding

Background and objective The aim of this study was to investigate whether the maximum inspiratory and expiratory pressure are correlated with the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Methods Fifty-two patients with OSAS were divided into two groups (AH...

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Autores principales: Stavrou, Vasileios T, Astara, Kyriaki, Karetsi, Eleni, Daniil, Zoe, Gourgoulianis, Konstantinos I
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Pulmonology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8056360/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33889460
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.14015

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8056360/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33889460
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.14015

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